Harness-loop



(No Model.)

S. W. SHIRK.

HARNESS LOOP.

. Patented Sept. 17, 1889.

[NEW T0373 WZYJVESSES 6' W UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SYLVESTER W. SHIRK, OF BYI-IALIA, OHIO.

HARNESS-LOOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 411,357, datedSeptember 17, 1889.

Application filed April 24, 1889. Serial No. 308,374. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SYLvEsTER W". SHIRK, a citizen of the United States,and a resident ofByhalia, in the county of Union and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain newv and useful Improvements in Loops for Harness-Buckles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact descrip tion of the invention, which will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has relation to metal loops for harness, and is designedfor use on lines, bridles, hame-tugs, or other place where a single loopcan be used; and it consists of the novelly-constructed metal loophereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, inwhich like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts, Figure 1is a view in perspective of a harness-loop embodying the improvements ofmy invention. Fig. 2 is a View in perspective of the same applied to asuitable portion of the harness by securing-rivets, and Fig. 3 is a1011- gitudinal sectional view of the loop secured to the strap.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, Aflesignates the baseof the loop, which is composed of a flat body portion provided withrectangular corners, and is provided with end perforations B and anintermediate perforation O, through which are passed upwardly, throughperforations D in the strap E, to which the base of the loop is to besecured, the headed rivets B, said rivets being upset upon the upper orouter side to secure the device in place without the aid of stitching orsewing, and also forming a secure fastening for the metallic loop.

The loop proper F is a transverse nearly rectangular-shaped loop inlongitudinal section of the loop and in the transverse direction of thebase-plate, and is cast integral with the base-plate.

It will be noticed that the base of the loop A is depressed or concaved,as at a, while the upper transverse portion of the loop proper iscorrespondingly oonveXed, forming a bulge fupon its under side. This hasthe effect, when the strap is inserted through the loop, of pressing thesame down within the concavity of the base, the swell or bulge of theupper portion of the loop forming approximately a wedge.

In the illustration the base of the loop is shown secured to a strapprovided with a tongued buckle G, which is designed to engage theperforated end of a projecting strap H, secured to the under or innerface of the strap E by the rivets R, the free end of the strap beingdesigned to engage the buckle in the usual manner.

The loop and base-plate may be nickelplated or silver-plated to givethem the desired ornamental appearance.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

As an improved article of manufacture, a metallic loop for harness,comprising the metal plate provided with end perforations andintermediate perforation, and also provided near one end with adepression or concavity, and formed or provided above said concavitywith a metal loop, said loop having the upper transverse portion thereofcorrespondingly convexed, substantially as set forth.

I11 testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I haveliereuntoaffixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SYLVESTER WV. SHIRK.

WVitnesses:

GEO. MILLER, JOHN HENDRICKS.

